Marybeth Elswick Interview

Additionally, Albert Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” There are different forms of intelligence that go beyond what our school system measures. Students are not a unit to be measured, and students cannot be assigned a numerical value to identify their intelligence. Students are diverse—they learn at different speeds, and they learn in different ways. Focusing solely on test scores is hurting our students and deviating away from building our society on success and excellence. Critics are slowly realizing the problems associated with standardized tests—they create anxiety, they are extremely biased, and they do not measure the ability to think deeply.

It wasn't until she went to do fieldwork in schools, that she decided to become a teacher. She realized, through inspiring teachers and students she worked with, that she wanted to do just what every teacher that inspired her to do. She wants to be seen as a positive role model to her students and teach them how to cooperate with each one another. She wants to leave the great impact that each of her teachers has left on her, and she wants to have a positive impact on their lives. Getting to know a student and understanding their lives and possible hardships they face, can have a huge impact on how a student views you. Being there for your student, being supportive, being understanding, are just a few qualities all teachers should

I liked the questions she asked. Some of them were open ended so she could keep he student interested and involved. She asked the silent student what is his name. She asked a student how old they were and what they did for fun.

I disagree with a child’s whole future resting on just one test. That puts so much pressure on children to do well at such a young age. I can see why children get depressed, if

Aleah- I like your post because I also don’t understand why testing has so much influence on certain outcomes like the money received from colleges, teacher evaluations and etc. Especially since not everyone is a good test taker and a lot of factors can cause someone to do poorly on test like not eating, not enough rest the night before or worried about something

She explained positive parts about being a teacher as being able to do what you love with growing children. As children go through stages of development, it is a good feeling to see what they are going to become in the future. She explains the bond she has with her students as one of the greatest feelings in the world. In early childhood, being their first teacher can have a major impact on how well they are going to do. Being able to create a good well-educated start to education is important. She explained that she wants to be able to educate children in the best way she can because the outcome of seeing them succeed is amazing.

In his op-ed, “Are Kids Too Coddled?,” author Frank Bruni argues that children need to be exposed to the harshness of reality. According to Bruni, “praise… can lessen motivation and set children up to be demoralized when they invariably fail at something” (par. 25). By showering children in praise even when they are not successful, students will never learn the importance of hard work. There is no reason to put in effort to go above and beyond expectations if mediocre work receives the same amount of acknowledgement. Due to the excess of undeserved praise, Bruni believes that “students have an inflated sense of their academic prowess” (par. 26). Students expect to get good grades without studying and working hard. In order to reverse the damage caused by sheltering our children, Bruni argues that an application of more rigorous standards in school is necessary to make America’s children “ready to compete globally” (par. 29). By setting higher standards, students will be able to learn more and attain true academic excellence.

This interview was conducted with a good friend of my mother’s, who teaches at Lufkin High School. Her interview was very interesting to me, due to the fact that she teaches so much!

High school grades are a better way of looking at a student’s work progress than through only an standardized test(s). High school grades give a better idea of how the student will look in their future education and career. Standardized testing can shock and freak some students out and make them worry and not do so well, where as high school grades can be looked at through an extent of time on the student. Also the test scores have been categorized by the students work ability, and there are many other problems with the tests for example with the questions and how the results come out. “High school grades reflect years of effort and are a more reliable assessment

After graduation every student would like the best career opportunity that he or she can get. Mary Jones was a great student top one percent of her class that make her the best employee for many companies. She had many offers from different jobs which she interviewed, and her choices was endless. Mary Jones was a devoted person in school, Hardworking and ready to share the knowledge she gained from her institute at Central University. In her eyes working hard will pay off, and she will have better opportunity and will gain more respect, just as she was in school. After graduation she decided to work for Universal Products Company one of her choices. She thought it was the best choice that she had made. The salary was great until she found out something different a year

In addition, these tests rates a student’s performance on simply one certain day and does not take into account outside factors. There are many kids who just don’t do good on tests. Many of these students understand the content and are intelligent, but it doesn’t appear on the test. Some students also develop test anxiety, which affects how well they

A lot of things that she said were so interesting to me, and the fact that she was so passionate about the kids, made me feel like I was sitting in the classroom with her watching her teach. She was also very specific when talking about whether she felt that she could direct an aide, when she said that as long as they were both there for the kids that she could direct them. I thought that was so important in making sure that not only my behavior and passion is to be there for the kids, but also that anyone who I let in the classroom that I make sure that there first priority is to be there for the children as well.

Also, test don’t accurately show what kids know. 66% of parent oppose that test scores are being used to evaluate teachers performances. So, the test is only used to determine how schools are doing. Test don’t measure the ability to let kids think deeply enough in any use. This use encourages kids not to try hard and it reflect their current knowledge. Lastly, year over year 50-80% of improvement are short-term due to student knowledge. Every year over all test scores barely increases, this affects their school as well.

Carnes I feel as though I have a better understanding of dealing with the school system from the parent’s point of view. I think doing this interview can help me to be more prepared if a child with disabilities is present in my classroom. This is actually the cause of the high point of the interview because Ms. Carnes had a surprised tone when hearing my questions because of the dedication the educational system is putting into preparing the new generation of teachers to be fully aware of any situation we may face with a student with disabilities. I feel a sense of pride knowing I can be knowledgeable in any situation may face with these special cases in the classroom. On the other hand, I was surprised by the amount of patience she has as a parent with a child with cerebral palsy. From her answers in the interview she has to face challenges parents with the average child do nor. I gave me a deep respect to the parents who face these challenges such as making sure their child receives the proper education they need. Lastly, after completion of the interview, I feel slightly more nervous about going into the teaching field. I know teaching these students I want to make sure

Amy Carmichael was born in a small village in Northern Ireland in 1867, the was the oldest of seven children. As a teen, she attended boarding school, until her father’s death when she was eighteen years old.